Beer-Battered Fried Shrimp

Name: Beer-Battered Fried Shrimp
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1/4 cup flour; 3/4 cup flat beer; 1 egg, slightly beaten; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; peanut oil, for deep-frying

Submitted by JamesDeansGirl

"Mmmmm...comfort food:) These can be an appetizer or main dish, depending on what you pair them with--but there never seems to be enough because even the most hard-core seafood haters (like me...) seem to love shrimp! Go figure! If you can, get your shrimp (or any seafood, for that matter) at a fish market--the freshness and non "fishy" taste are worth the price."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 lbs uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
¹⁄₄ cup flour
³⁄₄ cup flat beer
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
peanut oil, for deep-frying

directions

Butterfly the cleaned shrimp so that they will look larger: hold them so that the underside is up; slice down its length, almost to the vein, to form the hinge.
Spread and flatten to form the butterfly shape.
Make a batter by mixing together the flour, beer, egg, sugar, and salt.
Use a deep fryer and heat a few inches of peanut oil to 375*F.
Dip the shrimp into the batter and fry until golden brown; drain on paper towels.
Serve hot.

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Reviews

This shrimp is very tasty and would have gotten 5 stars except that I had trouble with the technique. The batter didn't want to stick to the shrimp, so I tried dipping, frying, draining and dipping again and frying....that worked but it was a lot of work. I then tried dredging the shrimp in flour, dipping in batter and frying and that worked much better. Don't expect a thick coating of batter, these shrimp are light and crisp and very good. We had these with sweet chilli sauce as a dip. Thanks JDG, good recipe!

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